Bone of contention : life story and confessions / by Cyril Scott.
| Author/creator | Scott, Cyril |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 1969. |
| Description | xi, 242 pages, 11 plates : music, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introducing myself -- Birth and parents -- Childhood -- My painful idiosyncrasies -- Music lessons and others -- Regarding matters of sentiment and sex -- Some of my relations -- First visit to Germany -- A strange family -- My three teachers -- I leave the strange family -- Home again -- Back to Frankfurt -- 'The Frankfurt group' -- Liverpool and lesson-giving -- First performances of my earliest works -- How I gained my undesired reputation -- Literary friends, and days in the Shere -- The poet Stefan George (our first association) -- Stefan George (our second association) -- My introduction to Indian philosophy -- Why I have written therapeutical books -- I establish myself in London -- My recollections of Debussy and Ravel -- I join the theosophical movement -- The years before the first world war -- 1914, and after -- Bernard Shaw, George Moore, H.G. Wells and other celebrities -- Mostly about friends -- I meet a remarkable seer -- American tour: I join the tantrik order -- I leave U.S.A... more data about the masters -- First interviews with Master K.H.; my marriage -- Vienna, Germany, Switzerland and old friends -- Music and occultism: my opera in Essen -- Reflections about style, musical sensationalism, etc. -- Children: death and Mrs. Chaplin: new contacts -- Musical associates -- Break-up of family life and subsequent events -- New work for me and new abodes -- My 70th birthday: clash of opinions -- Conclusion, 1959 -- Afterword, 1969. |
| LCCN | 75101239 |
| ISBN | 0850300436 |
| ISBN | 9780850300437 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.S436 A3 1969 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |